[Mike Sacks] Is The Genre

Tim welcomes the writer Mike Sacks to discuss how his love of Chris Elliot sketches and The Twilight Zone helped him find his voice the during the emergence of internet humor writing.

Mike hosts the Doin' It with Mike Sacks podcast that’s filled with comedy, interviews, gags, curiosities, laughs, bloopers, boners, cuddling sessions, medical oddities, and long stories ending with a funny pun.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Mike Sacks

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE:

* Chris Elliot on Late Night with David Letterman

* Mike Sacks‘ podcast newsletter

* And Here’s The Kicker (2009)

* Poking a Dead Frog (2014)

* Stinker Lets Loose (2017)

* Mike’s McSweeney’s Pieces

* Mike’s Vanity Fair Articles

* Chuck Palahniuk’s Newsletter Piece About The Twilight Zone

* Twilight Zone Magazine

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